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City of San Mateo Municipal Code.

5.06.050 TAX PAYMENT NOT WAIVER.

The payment of a tax required by this title, and its acceptance by the City, and the issuance of a certificate to any person, shall not entitle the holder thereof to carry on any business in or on any building or premises designated in such certificate in the event that such building or premises are situated in a locality in which the conduct of such a business is in violation of any law, or the business itself is illegal.